Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has sympathy for Tony Pulis after his departure from Crystal Palace.
The Gunners meet Palace later today.
Asked if he himself could work with a director of football who might hold more sway on transfers than the manager, Wenger chirped: "No, no, no, no."
Sympathising with Pulis and his apparent failure to control transfer policy at Palace, Wenger added: "The guy responsible for the results should be responsible for buying the players.
"Transfers should be the manager's job. If not, we are just robots."
